The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-22

oSceptlOns. laShalr send for u con-
stable and have the matter investiga-
ted. hope It viii pFove your llon2
esty; I sincerely hopeit, friends.''
There was u dead silence when the
major had done gpealing,Satid faces
grew dark and angry sand stessh were
set, and eyes turned susplciously upon
each other. and when the major had
left the kitchen,tle wrath broke intosa
storm ofssplutterlbg' Welshs8 Ss aSs e
Indignation reigned supreme.
"Cot! does hur think us thieyesp"
yelled old John-ap-John, the coachmap.
"Search us-.what does hur meanln
And the cook, Joined i'll, aud the, but
ler; and the housemaid1 wept, and the
little knife-boy blubbered. Only. Peter
Morgan sat without demonstration, be-
SIDE the fire. Peter Morgan, q stranger,
who had come toshelp about the stables
within theRpast three weeks.
'"Ehe master has a right TO search us
IL he likes, J" lie said t'and we are oil in
the same box, none worse hurt !. than
the other. IfSWe,ro honest, why what
harm can comeo Of itp'' : .@.S SNH w
r And at that old John.ap.J John broke
1out furloasly.i} .'tf*Ii S. q. n t,l ss
sHur must be q thief, il hur don't
mind the name Of one,n he yelled. ,y"'It
never was gif 70 JYohnnFap:Jo|hfn be- be-
FORE" "A''3'& '5@'St l*.'" ~ @tA
And then the whole Kitchen fell foul
i OF unhappy Peter Morgan and abused
him. Before the quarrel was over the
constables arrived,
The servants and their chests aud
boxes were searched and nothing
found, But, then, ne, one would have
been fool enough to put the jewels
where they could find them after steal
ing them. Suspicion was not lessened
by this fact; 1t still lay heavy upon the
anxious mon and women. And they
were very wretched under 1T, q for ~ be-
Iisldes the terror Of q false, accusation, I'd
!, '''good character" was. important to
them as q stock in trade. and one upon
Whose honesty rested blemish could
hardly find service again. Therefore
they were not .dlspleased. but rather
comforted by Che news that, the major
was about to tsteal'' The truth by Bible
and key, and that they Rere' all sum.
moned to his presencs for that pura
1ipose; }4si iEg ajlYHl'yf5aiS2Ely4 5
ID SIT will come out, ''saldt old j John-spr Il
John. ''Better confess before hpr has
any more trouble" " ~,
~ And he.looked at Peter Morgan.
II Every ono else looked at him too,
but they mado nothing by, that and af-
ter such PREPARATIONS as were needful
fhe little tronp iileds1nto the parlor and
stood ayefore the major, Miss Blaekth.
iIgwaite and her friend. And at once all
eyes were riveted upon q thick, Bible
corded about so as to bind within Its
leaves u great iron door,key. W..
The major was araver than before.
He arose and addressed the conclave
with an air that'proved how much i'm.
portance he attached to the supersti-.
tlous ceremony which was about to be
performed. ~ ySsg
"My friends, ,'hhe said we areSabout
to ask heaven TO Judge lis. Let ..the
guilty confess and make restitntt lon and
will treat him NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. slyet
time. l doSrlot wish5to resort to harsh,
measures. '' 81 i 81 ,.5S $,s.Si
But no one spoke and iesrnaio took
|9up the Bible. a as g
81 ohnshp.J ohn''' The said cleariyo1lrrs
self first. Z 81 And the old man walked
SLOWLY toward Ills master. id oil ding the
Bible by the key he repeated the names
of, f,thes three persons OF the Trinity, and
called upon them to witness to his per-
feet honesty. And the key remained
immovable, and old John returned to
his corner, angry still, but feeling he
had proyec1 himself entirely above aus.
picion.
In turn his felloW-seryants followed.
the women bursting into tears as they
retired, leaving the key still unturned
between the e,great Bible leaves. And
at last it came to Peter Morgan's turn.
IL. The man came forward boldly enough
ana took. firm hold Of tile key. Then
lie began to utter tile sacred names
with which tho asseveration of his In.
nocence commenced. ssE .s,h 8a
sf8ff God the Father G od tho Som
but thell before he could utter anoth-
er word, the key turned in the Bible
turned fairly around before all those
eyes which were riveted upon it and
1.-The sacred book itself dfopped from
Peter Morgan's hand.
f1 "For all that, I never touched tho
diamonds," he crIed,S But no one there
believed him. The test of the Bible
and key was considered infalllble, and
| l!ho was sent to prison to await his
| trial.
1T was proved that on the morning
afterthe loss of the diamonds, Peter
Morgan had gone over to the village,
Ewhere his mother lived, and not only
paid her rent, but brought her az red
4 COW. ana thathe would not tell whence
the money cane. Now, pressed upon
the point, he declared that he had sold
asllyerS watch for. 1t, 9butldld not like
| to say,so, because it was an heirloom
I IN 3hn family HAVING bnan piven fo lila